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offrian

(v.)
Grammar
offrian, p. ode, ede

To offer, bring a sacrifice or gift in honour of another

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Lǽtaþ ús faran and offrian (sacrificemus) úrum Gode, Ex. 5, 17. Tó offrienne litaturus, Hpt. Gl. 522, 25

offrian

(v.)
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Offriað gé mid rihtwísnesse, and bringað þá Gode tó lácum, Ps. Th. 4, 6. Godes ǽ ús forbiét diófulum to offrianne, Past. 369, 3. to offer a sacrifice Ic offrige þá offrunga immolabo hostiam, Ps. Th. 26, 7. Ofriað, 49, 15.

ge-offrian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-offrian, p. ode; pp. od

To offer, sacrifice

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To offer, sacrifice He hét hine his leófan sunu geoffrian Gode to láce he bade him offer his dear son as a sacrifice to God, Btwk. Scrd. 23, 3. Abel geoffrode ða sélostan lác Gode Abel offered the best sacrifices to God, 18, 5: 22, 9: Gen. 8, 20. Ðæt

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ge-offrian

(v.)
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Add: to sacrifice, immolate Offrunga þǽre ealdan ǽwe wé ná ne geoffriaþ ( immolamus ), An. Ox. 40, 20. Hé funde him ánne ram Gode tó geoffrigenne, Prud. 1 b. Eástrun úre geoffrud ( immolatus ) is, An. Ox. 40, 30. to devote to the service of a divinity

of-ferian

(v.)

to bear off

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to bear off Hé fræt fíftýne men, and óðer swylc út offerede láðlícu lác, Beo. Th. 3171; B. 1583

of-féran

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Þá fleáh Iúdéa cyning . . . ac Hieu hine offérde and him his feorh benam, Hml. S. 18, 339. Add

of-faran

(v.)

to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack

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to come up with those who are pursued, to overtake, to get near enough to attack, to reach and attack Ðá Philippus wæs cirrende ðá offór hiene óðere Sciððie Triballe wǽron hátene revertenti Philippo Triballi bello obviunt, Ors. 3, 7; Swt. 118, 1. Ðá

of-féran

(v.)

to overtake

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to overtake (an enemy) Pharao tengde æfter mid eallum his here and offérde hí æt ðære Reádan Sǽ Pharaoh pressed after with all his host, and overlook the Israelites at the Red Sea, Homl. Th. ii. 194, 16: Chr. 948; Erl. 118, 19. Se cyng férde him the

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fear

(n.)
Grammar
fear, es; m.

A bull, an ox taurus, bos

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A bull, an ox; taurus, bos Gif he hríðeru offrian wille, bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre si de bobus vŏluĕrit offerre, marem sive fēmĭnam immaculāta offĕret, Lev. 3, 1

weaxung

(n.)
Grammar
weaxung, e; f.

waxing, growing, increase increase of prosperity

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On húse his offrian wexingce oððe blisse hit getácnaþ, 202, 21: 210, 4

ge-hendnys

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Add: in a local sense. nearness, neighbourhood Gif hwá feorran cóme and wolde his lác Gode offrian, dæt hé on gehendnysse ( at hand ) tó bicgenne gearu hæfde, Hml. Th. i. 406, 23.

heáh-fore

(n.)
Grammar
heáh-fore, e; f.

A heiferjuvencajuvenca

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Gif hé hriðeru offrian wille bringe unwemme fear oððe heáfre if he offer it of the herd, whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish, Lev. 3, 1. Farra míno and héhfaro gislægno tauri mei et altilia occisa, Rtl. 107, 21

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stéran

(v.)
Grammar
stéran, p. de.
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Ozias wolde offrian and stérde æt ðam weofode ( Uzziah went into the temple to burn incense upon the altar of incense, 2 Chron. 26, 16), Homl. Ass. 58, 185. Nim ǽlc his stórcillan and stére ætforan Gode, Num. 16, 7.

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rǽsan

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add: of an object that moves itself Hé wearð geangsumod, and rǽsde tó ðám were þe ðǽr offrian wolde, and ofslóh hine sóna, Hml. S. 25, 225. Án ormǽte heort . . . gewende fram þám flocce, and rǽsde intó þám wudu, 30, 30.

bucca

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Buccan wé offriað oððe ticcen, gif wé úres líchaman gálnysse oferswíðað, Hml. Th. ii. 210, 31. Fearra flǽsc oððe buccena blód, i. 590, 15. Add

híwisc

(n.)
Grammar
híwisc, hígwisc, es; n.

A family, household, house; also a hide of land

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God bebéad Moyse ðæt hé and eall Israhéla folc sceoldon offrian æt ǽlcum híwisce Gode án lamb ánes geáres God commanded Moses that he and all the people of Israel should offer a lamb of the first year to God from every family [a lamb for an house, Ex.

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ticcen

(n.)
Grammar
ticcen, es; n.
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Buccan wé offriaþ oððe ticcen, Homl. Th. ii. 210, 32. Ne sealdest ðú mé nǽfre án ticcen (ticgen, Lind.: tycchen, later MS. ), Lk. Skt. 15, 29. Ticcenu beóþ eáðmelte, Lchdm. ii. 196, 24. Bring mé twá ða betstan tyccenu ( hoedos ) . . .

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weorþ-líce

(adv.)
Grammar
weorþ-líce, weorþelíce; adv.
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Hine man byrigde ful wurðlíce, 1036; Erl. 165, 35. in a fitting manner, worthily Wé willaþ offrian wurðlíce úrum Drihtne, Ex. 10, 9

ge-wunelic

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Hé wolde offrian æfter Móyses ǽ þá gewunelican lác, Hml.

þreátian

(v.)
Grammar
þreátian, p. ode.

to urgepressto oppressafflictvextroubleexerciseharassto urge a person to somethingpress for somethingforce to do somethingto reproverebuketo threaten

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Ða cempan hine ðreátodon ðæt hé his lác offrian sceolde the soldiers urged him to offer his sacrifice, Homl. Th. i. 416, 27. Men ðreátian and tihtan tó gódum ðeáwum for ðam ege ðæs wítes ad rectum supplicii terrore deducere, Bt. 38, 3; Fox 200, 7.

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